MS Shanker Parliament is often described as the temple of democracy. Temples, by definition, are places where fear has no role—only order, dignity, and constitutional sanctity do. That is precisely why an extraordinary statement by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla during the Budget Session deserves serious national debate, not silence. The Speaker publicly acknowledged that…
At a time when the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) finds itself under an unforgiving public spotlight, its leadership insists a quiet but consequential course correction is underway. The past year has been marked by extraordinary turbulence—the arrest of the President, Secretary, and Treasurer, and the emergence of a truncated Apex Council forced to function under…
For Washington’s strategic planners, the temptation to view Iran through the same prism as Venezuela—or even Iraq—would be a dangerous miscalculation. Iran is not a collapsing petro-state with fractured institutions and limited military reach. It is a hardened, battle-tested regional power with layered air defences, a vast missile arsenal, and powerful allies who have a…
Orangenews9’s engagement with the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has been guided by a singular and consistent principle: to present verified facts in their proper context and to uphold the role of journalism as a public trust, not a personal crusade. Our reporting is neither directed at individuals nor motivated by personal grievance. It is rooted…
Special Correspondent The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) yet again finds itself at the centre of a storm—one that, according to parents, players, and long-time observers of the game in Telangana, has moved well beyond isolated lapses and into what they describe as a pattern of systemic decay. What was meant to be a moment of…
Special Correspondent Every change of guard in Hyderabad cricket arrives wrapped in lofty promises of reform. And every time, the outcome is depressingly familiar: hope raised, trust betrayed, and players left to pick up the pieces. What is unfolding under the current dispensation is no different—except that this time, the collapse is happening under the…
Special Correspondent Hyderabad cricket has long been bruised by whispers of corruption. Now, it stands bloodied by a sworn complaint that reads less like a sporting grievance and more like a crime thriller. Kidnapping. Illegal confinement. Assault. Extortion. And at the heart of it all, an explosive allegation: Rs 24 lakh allegedly paid to secure…
The International Cricket Council’s rejection of Bangladesh’s request to shift its T20 World Cup 2026 matches out of India is more than a scheduling decision. It is a moment of reckoning—where sport, geopolitics, economics, and moral accountability collide on the same pitch. Bangladesh’s plea, reportedly driven by internal political pressure and “security concerns,” was framed…
Special Correspondent What is unfolding within the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) is no longer merely a story of administrative drift. It has become a case study in how institutions hollow themselves out when authority is exercised without mandate, and oversight becomes symbolic rather than substantive. At the centre of this unfolding crisis is a truncated…
If exit polls are to be believed—and rarely have they been this convergent—the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is headed for a decisive political realignment. The BJP and the Eknath Shinde–led Shiv Sena faction appear set to sweep Mumbai’s civic elections, potentially winning between 130 and 151 seats in the 227-member House. Such a mandate would…
